Cail Lantis - the defender of righteousness

  About Lantis: Lantis is the younger brother of Sol Zagato, or the High Priest as the anime calls him. During the time prior to the first series, Lantis was the captain of the guards for the Pillar of Cephiro and also the only known Cail (Kailu or Magic Swordsman). He is a strong silent type and enjoys to take naps during the day before twilight when all of the monster hunts take place. When he realizes that Zagato and the Pillar are in love, he decides to leave Cephiro without a word and become a traveler. During his travels, he stays the longest in the country of Autozam, home of a highly evolved technological society run by mental energy. There he befriends the one known as Eagle Vision, a high commander of the Autozam military. They become very close and he tells Eagle all about the pillar system and the love affair between the princess and his brother. Many think there is shounen ai (boy/boy love) between these two characters, but I have seen both the anime and read all of the manga and can say that there is NO reasoning to say this. They are just very close like brothers. When the pillar is destroyed and the barrier disappears from Cephiro, he decides to return home. Unknown to him, his friend Eagle along with Zazu Torque and Geo Metro, also travel to Cephiro in hopes of capturing the pillar system to save their dying planet. (but they are another story. ^_^) Lantis believes that the pillar system does not create a beautiful world, only a world without the system is beautiful, therefore he intends to destroy the system. Meeting Hikaru, Lantis seems drawn to her and after her confession of love to him, he gives her a necklace passed on to him by his mother. Even though Hikaru believes he could never love her, he shows a tendency to worry about her and care deeply. Upon realizing that the magic knight Hikaru and Eagle are the ones chosen to be the pillar, he begins to second guess himself to an extent. Getting hurt and captured by Hikaru’s shadow known as Nova, he is used against Hikaru and the knights in the last battle. Unlike his brother, he plans to live even if he can not be with the one he loves (which is sadly… Hikaru ;-; ), thus he is saved by Eagle. In the end he confesses his love to Hikaru. After this no more is known about him. ^_^